(6) “State” means a state of the United States , the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States .

SECTION 3. VALIDITY OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS.

(a) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or be in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document satisfying this act.

(b) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature.

(c) A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression, or seal need not accompany an electronic signature.

SECTION 4. RECORDING OF DOCUMENTS.

(a) In this section, “paper document” means a document that is received by the registrar in a form that is not electronic.

(b) A registrar:

(1) who implements any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with standards established by the Secretary of State.

(6) may convert into electronic form information recorded before the registrar began to record electronic documents.

(7) may accept electronically any fee or tax that the registrar is authorized to collect.

(8) may agree with other officials of a state or a political subdivision thereof, or of the United States , on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees and taxes.

SECTION 5. ADMINISTRATION AND STANDARDS.

(a) The Secretary of State shall adopt standards to implement this act.

(b) To keep the standards and practices of registrars in this state in harmony with the standards and practices of recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this act and to keep the technology used by registrars in this state compatible with technology used by recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this act, the Secretary of State, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this act, in adopting, amending, and repealing standards shall consider:

(1) standards and practices of other jurisdictions;

(2) the most recent standards promulgated by national standard-setting bodies, such as the Property Records Industry Association;

(3) the views of interested persons and governmental officials and entities; and

(4) the needs of counties of varying size, population, and resources.

SECTION 6. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. In applying and construing this Uniform Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

SECTION 7. RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT. This act modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act (15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b)).

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